We are huge animal lovers in this house so a trip to Pet Show Live in London to see all sorts of animals is something right up our street. A trip on the train across town and an afternoon spent meeting all sorts of pets and fabulous critters. Matthew is like his mum and loves […]
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In my “other job”, I work with families and children, for a small charity. We currently are working on a possible project that may be coming to fruition in the next year or so, and it has taken me beyond my own knowledge and looking into all sorts of things that we will need in […]
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Welcome to my weekly rant. Friday is rant from the soapbox day. It’s therapeutic getting things of my chest, and it’s my blog so I will rant if I want to…? This week’s rant? We recently recieved a letter from our internet and phone provider. They have come up with a super, fabulous idea that […]
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Sex, and puberty… Before you go any further, don’t panic, this is a family blog. This is an honest, but clean post, I promise. We have a tweenager, in the house, and she is rapidly growing up, both emotionally and physically. The two tie together, and we have HORMONES aplenty because she is hitting puberty. […]
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*this is a helpful collaborative post * Here are Five Ways To Escape From Your Everyday Life that can help you take some time out from your family and get some much-deserved time to yourself without feeling bad about it…No matter how much you love your life, there will always be a tiny part […]
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Welcome to our monthly installment of stuff we love. Things we have liked and want to share about. There are no affiliate links, any links are simply because we think you may want to go and see for yourselves… It’s been rather crazy month, coming back from holiday, finishing off the Easter holidays, back to […]
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You say “pretty pink flower”. I say “why have I never bought peonies before, they are so pretty…?”
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I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up, and we had chips, as part of a family meal, my nana or my mum used to roll out the rather scary looking deep fat fryer thing. If you are as old as me (yup, I went there) you will remember this contraption…? It […]
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I haven’t done a Friday Rant from the Soap Box in MY own living room for ages, but I have brought it back, because sometimes it’s good to get things off my chest, and it’s cleansing and therapeutic. It makes me feel better, and it’s Friday, it’s my blog, and I will rant if I […]
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When you get in your car, you probably get in, clip your seat-belt on, put the key in the ignition, and drive off, because that’s kind of the normal routine, right? I don’t actually drive, but The Husband does, and he often will point out to me that there is more to getting in a […]
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